Saeed bin Jubair (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once I was present in the plain of Arafat in the company of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), he was eating pomegranate at that time. He said to me, "Come closer and eat as well. Perhaps you are fasting? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not fast in the plain of Arafat."